Michael Fassbender considered desperate measures

Michael Fassbender wanted someone to break his arm to get him out of working on 'Steve Jobs' because he was overwhelmed by fear

Michael Fassbender wanted someone to break his arm to get him out of working on 'Steve Jobs'.

The 39-year-old actor was gripped with fear when working on the biopic of the late Apple founder and even considered taking drastic measures to avoid being in the film, but ultimately thinks his nerves helped his performance and stopped him taking anything for granted.

He said:" I remember when I was doing 'Steve Jobs' I thought, 'God I'm drowning, how do I get out of this? Somebody break my arm.'

"I actually said to my driver, 'Brian I'll stick my arm in the door and you just slam it shut.'

"But you just go back to the process. Go upstairs, continue working, do what you know to do.

"I suppose there are benefits to the fear.

"It keeps you from taking things for granted."

Michael had a number of stunts to do in his latest movie, 'Assassin's Creed', but he admits he has become more fearful in the scary scenes as he's gotten older.